Manufacturing Bid Lead

Bid Manager

Bolton

12 month contract

£33.00 per hour - Umbrella

ARM have an exciting opportunity for a Bid Manager to join a global defence company on a 12 month contract.

• Experience working on complex bids advantageous with a proven record of accomplishment in the generation of costed proposals/manufacturing bids. Experience with in an engineering or production environment would be of preference.
• Commercially astute as working with cost models to generate costings for direct/in directs, materials and other costs associated with manufacturing of products
• Strong presentation skills as the bid packs / cost brochures are generated using PowerPoint and presented to the Senior Management Team for approval
• Ability to articulate theory that has been applied to a costing approach and ensure evidence is collated for audit purposes
• Ensuring manufacturing is a key stakeholder in the generation of bid data throughout the Life Cycle of the Project/Product, and adequately prepared to manage and deliver competitive and complaint bid proposals

• Experience at communicating at a high level, interfacing with key stakeholders in order to respond to complex situations and effectively influence the function and wider business.
• Able to build strong relationships, with experience of working within multi-functional teams and delivering in a timely manner.
• Enthusiastic, pro‑active and tenacious individual who can prioritise and understand strategic business needs as well as managing the day‑to‑day tactical decisions
• Experience in the application of Project Management skills at assistant level in a relevant business environment